During an online briefing, White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby stated that the United States has not shifted its position on excluding F-16 fighter jets from military aid to Ukraine. He reaffirmed that the policy remains unchanged, and this stance was echoed by officials cited by TASS in reporting.
When asked directly for confirmation, a journalist pressed for clarity, and the response was a firm, simple, “No.”
On May 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to London for talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Reports from local media, citing government sources, indicate that London is prepared to provide additional military assistance to Kyiv. Specifically, there are accounts suggesting the plan includes the delivery of unmanned aerial vehicles with a range of about 200 kilometers, a capability that would be broadly comparable to previously supplied Storm Shadow missiles. Moscow, through its presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, criticized the potential British arms shipment to Kyiv, describing Moscow’s stance as extremely negative toward such transfers.